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780 attractions

Steam drifting over a dark Eldvörp crater row on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Eldvörp

Geothermal area · Reykjanes

Elephant Rock on Heimaey seen from the water, with grey basalt grooves forming the eye and trunk shape.

Elephant Rock

Cliff viewpoint · South Coast

Elliðaá river flowing through green Elliðaárdalur with visitors standing near the water in Reykjavík.

Elliðaá

Wildlife spot · Reykjavík

Pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Elliðaá river in Elliðaárdalur Valley

Elliðaárdalur Valley

Viewpoint · Reykjavík

Elliðavatn lake with calm water, low shoreline, and a path near Reykjavík.

Elliðavatn

Lake · Reykjavík

Engey island across Faxaflói water with Mount Esja behind it near Reykjavík

Engey

Wildlife spot · Reykjavík

Dramatic Iceland mountain landscape with red-roofed huts under cloudy skies

Englandshverir

Hot spring · West Iceland

Aerial view of Erpsstaðir farm and creamery in the green West Iceland valley.

Erpsstaðir

Museum or cultural site · Ring Road

Esjan and the Kjalarnes shoreline north of Reykjavík in clear daylight.

Esjan

Mountain · Reykjavík

Aerial view of Eskifjörður fjord, Hólmatindur mountain, and the Eastfjords shoreline.

Eskifjörður

Fjord · Ring Road

Eyjabakkajökull glacier under dark clouds in the remote East Iceland highlands.

Eyjabakkajökull

Glacier · Highlands

Aerial view of braided glacial water and wetland ponds across Eyjabakkar in East Iceland.

Eyjabakkar

Wildlife spot · Highlands

Eyjafjallajökull glacier-capped volcano above the South Iceland landscape.

Eyjafjallajökull

Glacier · South Coast

Eyjafjörður seen from Akureyri with fjord water and mountains framing the town.

Eyjafjörður

Fjord · Diamond Circle

Colorful historic houses and Eyrarbakki church along a quiet village street in South Iceland.

Eyrarbakki

Village · Golden Circle

Aerial view of Eystrahorn, the black Hvalnes shoreline, and the curve of the coast on Iceland's southeast edge.

Eystrahorn

Beach · Ring Road

Hiker above a dark Fagradalsfjall cone and lava fields on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Fagradalsfjall

Volcanic site · Reykjanes

Fagrifoss waterfall dropping into a mossy canyon beside the F206 highland road in South Iceland.

Fagrifoss

Waterfall · South Coast

Wide winter view of Falljökull Glacier descending from Öræfajökull in southeast Iceland.

Falljökull

Glacier · South Coast

Fardagafoss Waterfall dropping through a rocky ravine near Egilsstaðir in East Iceland.

Fardagafoss

Waterfall · Ring Road

Aerial view of Fáskrúðsfjörður village, harbor, fjord water, and steep Eastfjords mountains.

Fáskrúðsfjörður

Fjord · Ring Road

Reykjavík's Grandi waterfront across harbour water, with Mount Esja beyond Faxaflói.

Faxaflói

Wildlife spot · Reykjavík and West Iceland

A lone hiker on the steaming volcanic pass of Fimmvörðuháls between snowy glacier edges.

Fimmvörðuháls

Volcanic site · South Coast

Hikers above Vondugiljaaurar with braided sand, rhyolite mountains, and lava inside Fjallabak Nature Reserve.

Fjallabak

Geothermal area · South Coast

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South Iceland2 to 4 days · First-trip spine→Reykjavík1 to 2 city days · Low-car base→North Iceland3–5 days · Major Ring Road segment→East Iceland2 to 4 days · Fjords and inland→West Iceland1–2 nights · Borgarfjörður base→Reykjanes PeninsulaHalf to 1 day · KEF gateway→Snæfellsnes Peninsula1 night ideal · Compact peninsula loop→Highlands1 to 4 days · Seasonal access→Westfjords3 to 5 days · Dedicated detour→

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